The bourse’s BET index was up a mere 0.1% at around 10:30 local time (GMT0830), while composite index BET-C was gaining 0.13%.

BET-FI, which tracks the five SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was down 0.31%, despite Proprietatea’s 0.3% advance. SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was down 1.4%, while SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) were declining 1% and 0.7%, respectively.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was down 0.16%, but energy stocks tracker BET-NG inched 0.12% higher.

The bourse’s overall traded value was slightly higher than in recent sessions, with share transfers worth 1.7 million lei (EUR0.3 million) at 10:30. Fondul Proprietatea and SIF Transilvania were the most traded issuers in early session, followed by Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), whose shares were up 0.7%. (EUR1=RON4.5261)